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MuiseDestiny / zotero-reference

PDF references add-on for Zotero.
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Storage of citations in Zotero #240

Open bjohas opened 8 months ago

bjohas commented 8 months ago

Hi @MuiseDestiny

I am thinking about how one might store references in Zotero, i.e., the data format in which Zotero would keep these references. I've posted on the forum here: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/112322/representing-citation-trees-in-zotero#latest

I'm thinking whether one could develop a common approach to this (e.g., storage in a Zotero note, or storage in an attached json, or similar). Once we have a common format, then different people can utilise this through their plugins.

What do you think? Many thanks!

MuiseDestiny commented 8 months ago

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The latest version is under development. Do you want to display references in the libray pane?

bjohas commented 8 months ago

Hello @MuiseDestiny,

thank you for your reply! 新年好 or perhaps 恭喜发财.

I would like to discuss three things:

(1) Storage of reference data

What is the best way of storing reference data in Zotero? How does this plugin store reference information? We currently use a child note, but it's not very robust. One could attach a json file https://github.com/OpenDevEd/zotero-citation-representation/blob/main/proposal.json. We are normally using group libraries, so we need a mechanism that would work with sync (and possibly resolve conflicts). It would be good to know how you store reference data.

(2) Display of reference data

We do not really mind how the reference data is displayed. We currently generate reference data via the Zotero API, rather than through the Desktop UI. However, a way to view and edit in the Desktop UI is good. We don't have a strong view.

(3) Contributing

We would be happy to contribute, if there is something we can do. We could also help translate. We/I don't speak Chinese, but we know Zotero and do code :), so we can probably work out what the correct phrasing is. Of course, you can also translate everything yourself- but if there's a way we can help, we would love to do so.

Let me know what you think!

bjohas commented 7 months ago

Hi @MuiseDestiny - just checking you saw the comment - many thanks!